Yoda

Ah, that's just about being a good writer with low testosterone. The best erotic male writer I've met was a kid I went to high school with. He'd spend his time in class writing erotica. He kept it to himself and was a normal kid otherwise, but my friend and I would fish out the occational draft he'd throw away. We were so impressed that we walked into the school office and ran off 100 copies to post around school. Ironically, the girl who I wanted to invite to the prom was the one who blew the whistle on my publishing efforts. -Yoda

The likelihood of us being subtle is low, but that general thought process did cross my mind.

I've given Ken Cohen's books to several of my clients, but that's as far as I've taken it. There's been some talk of moving back to Phoenix but Mrs. Yoda can't deal with the desert. I asked the dictionary if it would be cool to move and he said it would be alright, but I'd have to get a divorce. Being lazy on the consort front, I'll just chill here. Once I get established in a practice routine that I don't overhaul every few days, the next project is getting the comedian thing going. 1-5 years is the plan. As part of the comedian thing, I'd like to dabble in a bunch of crazy shit like jump into the ring or trying out for reality tv, etc more for getting some fun material together. -Yoda

How about laying your hands on the sacrum in question and breathing energy through the holes? Speaking of hormone release, Master RJ taught sitting in a cold bath is second to none. I just use a handheld shower head on cold water to do the same thing.

What's a jing massage? Here's a badass drill: put your hand on your partner's jade pillow and the other on the sacrum and just chill out and let the energy flow and harmonize. It's a killer way to exchange energy without it being sexual--good for friends, kids, parents, pets, sheep, etc also good for giving your overworked spouse some time off. Sean, I'm having a similar experience where my sexual energy is starting to get refined without doing any aroused or semi-aroused practices through ayp protocol. A couple of weeks ago Mrs Yoda and I were having sex and I was just on the other side of the point of no return when suddenly the front of my anus contracted and the energy automatically redistributed itself through my body. It was like a visit from the retention fairy! I think some of it is spinal breathing/MCO (I see them as basically the same thing) which I'm doing regularly for the first time but I also think that some (most?) of it is meditating regularly too that helps me pleasure bond with vibrations that aren't sexual. When I meditate, it's like I don't have all my eggs in one basket anymore. Which puts sex in a larger context of affection and bhakti, you brute. -Yoda

I find cold to be very stimulating.

anyone know how old Scott is? I'm 37 and always been an okay fighter with a good zen that arises when I need it. Maybe when I'm 47 I'll be ready for the ring? He certainly is an inspiration!

I'm glad you liked the link. Looks like the Japanese have studied the wazoo out of it.

Perhaps off topic but cool anyways: Tonight Coach Sonnon and Coach Wilson won two gold medals in the San Shou Championship, which was held in Mobile, Alabama! Coach Sonnon knocked out the 28 years old Professional San Shou fighter. Coach Wilson won on points in the third round (his opponent was 50 lbs heavier than him). Congratulations!!! That was 12/3/05, and apparently Sonnon isn't a native to the San Shou system either. From the rmax forum. I didn't think Sonnon was a striker, as the post implied.

Shweet Avatar! Awesome to have somebody on the forum who actually practices, too! (just kidding y'all) -Yoda

two years ago my brother and I were in the Japanese garden in the San Fransisco Golden Gate Park and there was an area that had a rock with a small hole (4"?) in it full of water. My brother was at least 20 ft away and took out a nickle and said, "If I can toss this into the hole, then that means I'm fully enlightened." He threw the nickle, missed then it bounced perfectly into the center with a tiny splash. I usually try to one up him, but this time I just bowed.

I'm a big fan of kettlebells, but the more I do WW, the more I'm inclined to say that mobility work and clubbells would be the way to go for a fighter. My guess is that the best way to train is the Frank Shamrock method: do fight moves in a repetitive, conditioning way like katas in karate, but with more grappling as the focus. That way he can develop conditioning and mobility in an extremely focused manner while visualizing himself fighting and developing his instincts very sharply. That and sparring is central to his training.

nice!

Hey I'm 100% enlightened as any other mofo on the planet and I'll kick your ass if you think otherwise. You pay shipping.

From what I've seen of the stretches recommended by Chia in his Morning Meditation DVD, it is practically identical to Sonnon's Warrior Wellness, although Chia didn't spend time on the neck or shoulders. It did occur to me that one of them copied the other, but I'm sure it's just coincidence. -Yoda

Here's a cool link that gets into tao in a bottle, tea, and theanine territory: http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:5fEL_...+theanine&hl=en Interesting stuff. Here's another kickass link: http://www.dragonherbs.com/products/produc...u=161#more_info Apparently, the Japanese have been using theanine for awhile. They even put it in their ice cream! -Yoda

Nice website! Taobums is moving up in the world--good to have you here! -Yoda

anyone seeking female companionship take note.

very interesting about the corpse pose!

How were the bodies obtained anyways? I'm thinking of donating mine to science. -Yoda

Awesome threads! -Yoda

I've heard that it's intense stuff, but have never tried it.

So it's about 40 minutes before they repair Cam's knee's inner smile. -Yoda

Cam, Thanks for the kind words and the same could be said for you as well. I'm definitely going to work on something in the 5-10 year range. You and I could put together an act and call it the "philosopher dudes" or something. Tons of topics that could be made funny yet informative from a philosophical perspective from sex, death, marriage, relationships, parenting, sports/sports psychology, health, livelihood, internet, analizing famous people, pet conspiracy theories, helpful life tips, crazy relatives, alien abductions, how to cheat on your marriage while out of body, etc. Practically every thread on taobums has potential for a routine. -Yoda